SERIOUS SWEET HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Cash
£1.1M
-17.4% vs 2024
Net assets
-£480K
-159.3% vs 2024
Employees
170
-0.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£1.3M
+14.4% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2022-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £16,763,667 | £20,844,222 | +24.3% | |
| Operating profit | — | -£1,538,533 | -£1,316,359 | +14.4% | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£1,539,470 | -£1,317,214 | +14.4% | |
| Net profit | £0 | -£1,587,626 | -£1,289,293 | +18.8% | |
| Cash | — | £1,347,874 | £1,112,744 | -17.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £1,045,213 | -£276,949 | -126.5% | |
| Net assets | — | £809,148 | -£480,145 | -159.3% | |
| Equity | — | £809,148 | -£480,145 | -159.3% | |
| Average employees | 1 | 171 | 170 | -0.6% | |
| Wages | £0 | £4,317,004 | £5,451,289 | +26.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £12,597 | £12,570 | -0.2% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2022-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -9.2% | -6.3% | |
| Net margin | — | -9.5% | -6.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -147.2% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | 0.55x | 0.49x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's and parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- SERIOUS SWEET HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Zubrance Limited 100%
- The Serious Sweet Company Limited 100%
- SSC Brands Limited 100%
- Mallow and Marsh Limited 100%
- The Real Candy Co Limited 100%
- Nom Bites Limited 100%
Significant events
- “on-go ng investment at a new site acquired in May 2023”
- “a loss of £519,934 attributable to two brand initiatives that have been discontinued”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHITEHEAD, Robert Nicholas | Director | 2018-05-14 | May 1961 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Robert Nicholas Whitehead | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-05-14 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 27 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2021-09-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2021-09-14 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type dormant | |
| 2022-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type dormant | |
| 2022-01-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-09-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-09-14 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2021-05-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-02-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type dormant | |
| 2020-06-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-03-12 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2020-02-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type dormant | |
| 2019-10-31 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2019-05-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 1
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.